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JP 3167293 A 19930222

JP 12755192 A 19920520

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[origin: EP0570936A1] An apparatus for providing assessment indices related to bone strength which is useful in predicting the risk of bone fracture, measures the mineral density of bone (BMD) by means of X-rays, while the propagation speed of sound V in the bone and bone thickness d are measured by means of ultrasonic waves. The bone mineral content per unit volume, i.e. the bone volume density rho , is computed from the bone mineral density (BMD) and the thickness of the bone. An assessment value E is then computed based on V and rho . <IMAGE>